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“Nowadays, you can be yourself. You don't have to put on façade. You can be who you are and still be just as successful as the ones who put on the fake façade. You know, it's like reality is just as important as fiction.”

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Ice Cube

Ice Cube, born O'Shea Jackson, is an American rapper, actor, and music producer. He was born on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles. Ice Cube gained prominence in the early 1990s as a member of the rap group N.W.A, and later established himself as a solo artist with several successful albums. His music and film work are known for their sharp political and social commentary. more

“Sometimes when you're relegated to your neighborhood, you forget that there's more important things than your neighborhood going on out in the world. And that just gave me a chance to see how life could be. And it gave me a chance to interact with everybody, not just black people or Mexicans. It made me just a little more worldly.”

People World Important Sometimes Black Chance Forget Neighborhood Black People Worldly

Author:Ice Cube

“As Daniel Levitin writes, our brain is a "giant pattern detector." If we read something that coincides with what we already believe we're more likely to give it credence, while the opposite is not true.”

Giving Writing Believe Brain

Author:John Cleese

“This is the most important joke I've ever heard. Niels Bohr, the founder of Quantum Physics, had a friend to dinner. As the friend left, he noticed a horseshoe nailed above Bohr's front door. He said to Bohr, accusingly, "Niels, you're a great scientist. You can't believe in superstitions." Bohr answered, "I don't, but apparently it works anyway."As with confirmation bias, we tend to lean toward superstitions that benefit us.”

Believe Important Jokes Scientist Physics Founders Bias Quantum Physics Confirmation Great Scientist

Author:John Cleese

“I would like to do my own eulogy, and then shoot myself and then get in the coffin.”

Eulogy

Author:John Cleese

“I wish you wusses would stop whining about your unhappiness. I'm really fed up with it. Pour yourself a scotch and pull yourself together. Go out and shoot something!”

Together Wish Unhappiness Fed Up Whining

Author:John Cleese

“For those wondering how to deal with anxiety and depression, the first thing to consider is what you're putting into your mouth.”

Wonder Anxiety

Author:John Cleese

“Music feels like therapy, actually. A lot of people come out of a therapy session and feel like a weight has been lifted - I got it out, I cried, I feel good. I think for me this is just my way of doing that. It's the only avenue I have that fulfills that, that makes me feel good about myself. And I don't mean that in regards to the rewards, or like getting some good review. That's not what it's about. It's more about trying to please myself. It's really sick and weird.”

People Thinking Trying Mean Sick Feel Good My Way Therapy I Feel Good

Author:Tim Presley

“The world's problems make us think about who we are and where we stand, and how we measure up.”

Thinking Problem

Author:Tim Presley

“Not all the lyrics are topical - sometimes that is just the setting. They are all pretty much interpersonal. For some reason it's easier to write about people who are unsavory. It's like sometimes when you peel back an onion, there is mold inside.”

People Writing Sometimes Reason

Author:Tim Presley

“Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.”

Too Much Method West Civilized Asia

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Source: Complete Short Stories of Rudyard Kipling: 25 Illustrated Collections: 440+ Tales in One Volume – Ultimate Short Story Collection: Plain Tales from the Hills, Soldier’s Three, The Jungle Book, The Phantom ‘Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories, Land and Sea Tales…

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